Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 9:26 am
Sad to see them go, but not surprised, their results have been a bit lack lustre so far this year, compare that with consecutive Le Mans 24 hour wins and where would you put your money?
Hmmm, 4th and 6th in the Championship ahead of both works Hondas, one of the "official works" Ducatis (Miller) and both of the "Pramac Works" Ducatis, one of the works Yamahas. Rins only has Fab, Aleix and Enea ahead of him and two of them probably won't be by the end of the season, Mir has Pecco ahead of him - who probably will be!
I've been wondering what direction Suzuki were heading for a while now,I think Suzuki bike designs have been lagging behind for a few years & this makes interesting reading,might explain a few things.. https://www.superbikeplanet.com/interes ... al-report/
Yamaha Sells loads more MTs than sportsbikes, Ducati sell more Multstradas than Panis etc etc.
Suzuki don't have class leading Naked, ADV or even scooter. They need a decent volume product more than they need MotoGP (IMO).
G.P wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 1:40 pm
Yamaha Sells loads more MTs than sportsbikes, Ducati sell more Multstradas than Panis etc etc.
Suzuki don't have class leading Naked, ADV or even scooter. They need a decent volume product more than they need MotoGP (IMO).
See the post above yours - Suzuki are missing out huglely on the American leisure market. No side by side and next to nothing in the Enduro or MX market. The RMZ is non-existant in Supercross apart from privateer teams.
KTM and the rest are selling off-road bikes for £9k+, single cylinder, stripped to the bone, minimal lighting, cheapo plastic bodywork = big profits. Kerrching
Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 12:42 pm
I've been wondering what direction Suzuki were heading for a while now,I think Suzuki bike designs have been lagging behind for a few years & this makes interesting reading,might explain a few things.. https://www.superbikeplanet.com/interes ... al-report/
Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 12:42 pm
I've been wondering what direction Suzuki were heading for a while now,I think Suzuki bike designs have been lagging behind for a few years & this makes interesting reading,might explain a few things.. https://www.superbikeplanet.com/interes ... al-report/
If so, the obvious dates in the foreseeable future would coincide with MotoGP's introduction of ‘non-fossil’ origin fuel: 40% from 2024 and 100% from 2027.
lostboy wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 8:53 am
Let's not forget that as well as Mir being on the market it also means that there's a WC winning crew chief and team available...............
I wonder how many will get GP berths though, lots of teams seem fairly structured and i get the impression they'll find it hard to stay in the paddock, they'll get a job somewhere of course, but i dunno about at GPs.... Although maybe a 2nd string Ducati team would fancy a few tech crew etc from a 'bigger' and winning team.
